A5 chord on 7-String Guitar – Standard A#

in Standard A# (A#-D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

✕✕✕✕123AEA
A5
Power Chord
Notes:A · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 3 3 x x– – 1 2 3 – –x x A E A x xmedium
x x x x 3 6 6– – – – 1 2 3x x x x A E Amedium
x 6 8 8 10 6 6– 1 2 3 4 1 1x A E A E E Ahard · barre on fret 6
x x x 8 10 x x– – – 1 2 – –x x x A E x xmedium
x x x x 10 11 x– – – – 1 2 –x x x x E A xeasy
x x 1 3 x x x– – 1 2 – – –x x A E x x xmedium
x x x x 3 6 x– – – – 1 2 –x x x x A E xmedium
x 6 8 8 x x x– 1 2 3 – – –x A E A x x xmedium
x x x 8 10 11 x– – – 1 2 3 –x x x A E A xmedium
11 x x x 10 11 x2 – – – 1 3 –A x x x E A xeasy
x x 1 3 3 x 1– – 1 3 4 – 2x x A E A x Ehard
x 6 x 3 3 6 x– 3 – 1 2 4 –x A x E A E xhard
x 6 8 8 10 6 x– 1 2 3 4 1 –x A E A E E xhard · barre on fret 6
11 x 8 8 10 x x4 – 1 2 3 – –A x E A E x xhard
11 x x x 10 x x2 – – – 1 – –A x x x E x xeasy
x x x x 3 x 1– – – – 2 – 1x x x x A x Ehard

The A5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes A, E. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Standard A# generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the A5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
57E

More A chords

Other roots

See A5 in another tuning

What notes make up the A5 chord?

A5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes A, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.